Wibu to send ds as Spider-Man for World Book Day?

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Seems we missed the letter stating that they'd be dressing up (as usual), I check his bookbag everyday but we had no letter. Apparently it contained lots of cheap ideas.

Found out today they're dressing up on Thursday.

Which leaves me tomorrow to sort something out, and I'm at work tomorrow.

Ds has various character costumes but technically non from books.

He has no striped Dennis the Menace/Where's Wally type tshirts.

What do we do?

YANBU OP life is too short to stress about these days and you have to work tomorrow. If the child is happy with their costume then that's enough for me I would rather depend the time reading with my DCs rather than costume making.

Perhaps it should be renamed 'world book costume day' as the focus seems to be on having the right costumes rather than actual books.

I asked my DC to go and get me there favourite book last week.
DD came through with Little red riding hood - easy
DS came through with a stack of half a dozen books telling me he couldn't choose a favourite, and every last one of them were Star Wars books. Two have been replaced over the years because they have been loved to death. So I look like a lazy arsed mother because he's going as Darth Vader when in actual fact its because he loves the books.

Of course comics are books! Anyone turning their nose up needs to go and read Persepolis or Maus or Sandman or Watchmen (not kids, though, I should add). Superheroes are the famous faces of a rich and diverse genre.

DS and DD are going as Wally and Wenda, purely because the clothes I bought can be used as regular clothes, but if DS had a superhero costume and wanted to wear it I would have no problem with it.

Fudge you have made my night.

Best post, ever!

Why would they need a book to 'back up their character'? Is it likely that the teacher would somehow not know who Spider-Man was and that he is the main character is a comic book series? Do the children need to do a presentation and provide evidence of their costume's accuracy?

Why on earth would going as mr bump or horrid Henry be somehow 'better'? Are these somehow 'canonical' texts for 5 year olds?

Have you tried to read the mr men books lately? They're genuinely dire. Horrid Henry isn't much better (and seems to inspire absolutely abominable behaviour).

My ds has been as Spider-Man, Superman and Darth Vader before now. He was happy, that was fine with me.

I agree Horrid Henry is abysmal.

As if the teachers are going to spend the day going through each of the 30 children's choice of book and character

We are going as Rapunzle, she doesn't understand the concept and sees it as a fun dressing up day.

She is 6 and has a large and vertible library at home and is an avid reader.

I am not going to rain on her parade and force her into what she doesn't want, she will be Rapunzle .

I don't know why so many mums of under tens get so stressed about it, is it showing off?

As if the teachers are going to spend the day going through each of the 30 children's choice of book and character

They problem sigh with relief when the disney costumes flood in amongst the odd proper ones

horrid Henry

I would put him well well below International and amazing Spider Man.

Thanks all for helping to stop me stressing over getting it right.

Just hope that ds is happy with his costume by the end of tomorrow.

Devora

I would love you to come back and tell us all about costumes your school sounds fascinating!

This year DS school isnt dressing up! I don't think I've ever been as happy about something ever - although I was going to just send him in normal clothes with a saucepan fool of goo for George's marvellous Medicine.

Anyhoo, he's taking his favourite book in, which is the Beano annual. I am just delighted, as a late reader, that he has a favourite book tbh.

Oh. One of my friends schools have to take is in potatoes decorated as favourite characters. Potatoes.

Wow, we'll I've just dropped ds at school and it seems that every single boy has gone as Spider-Man, superman, iron man, batman, in a football kit, with the odd exception of a fireman costume. Every single girl was dressed as a princess with a few red riding hoods.

They all looked very cute and I'm very relieved now that I didn't force ds to wear something else or I think he'd have been really annoyed with me.

Thanks all.

There were loads of spiderman at school this morning, loads of batman, captain america, iron man etc

Yes most girls were princesses here too.

ds2 had quite few superheros..

ds1 had only a couple...

but i did hand the school about 30-40 books that iw as going to give to charity.. i had a big clear out the other day their books cases are overflowing..some had to go.

that help with my guilty that my children dont read the "right" novels!

Finally reading the whole thread and wanted to agree wholeheartedly with this:

It's laughable that anyone would consider the dreadful pap that is Horrid Henry more challenging or worthy than the complex mythologies and origin stories that make up the marvel and dc superhero universes.

There are some amazing graphic novels/comics out there. I am going to introduce DD to tintin soon, can't wait. And as soon as we've finished our current bedtime book, the original Wizard of Oz story, I'll be showing her my marvel comics version (by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young) as it is truly wonderful, I recommend it to anyone who likes the original books.

I remember a thread recently where a child was told he wasn't allowed to read tintin books in quiet reading time FFS, they ARE books.

And as the stepmum of a severely dyslexic 15yo who is at last discovering a love of reading thanks to manga, I think they can be really great.

In ds2's class a majority of the boys were superheroes or pirates. There was one lion and ds2 as Mickey Mouse. I am hoping they do not take the mickey out of him (no pun intended) as they are quite a difficult and vocal class of 5/6 year olds. Ds2 was happy though and he had his book to support his character!

DS went as Dr Who again. He went as this the year before last but I did make his jacket and finally did the buttonholes last night

He really wants to go as Titanic

I spent ages making his Kwazzi from Octonauts costume last year (Octonauts were originally in book form)

The aim is to promote reading, and I think that where that comes from doesn't matter

fuzzpig, I'm a librarian and totally agree with you re graphic novels. I have often observed reluctant readers (usually boys) getting into graphic novels, and then a couple of years later progressing onto sci fi and fantasy novels. We have loads in our library for that reason.

Have seen similar here curly :) (work in a big town library, although am a lowly library assistant rather than a librarian :o)